H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer (4)

Occupation profile for Software Engineer (4) covers 433 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $174,015.

FY2026 certified median
$174,015
Total filings
433
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$157,123–$180,710
Top employer
SNAP INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024148$155,418$149,136$165,998
FY2025160$163,862$151,549$172,022
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)125$174,015$157,123$180,710

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer (4)FY2024 $155,418; FY2025 $163,862; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $174,015$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$155,418FY2025$163,862FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$174,015Certified median offer, Software Engineer (4)FY2024 $155,418; FY2025 $163,862; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $174,015$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$155,418FY2025$163,862FY2026*$174,015
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. SNAP INC.258 filings
  2. Asurion, LLC43 filings
  3. Dexian, LLC24 filings
  4. Signature Commercial Solutions, LLC15 filings
  5. Artech, LLC14 filings
  6. Specs Inc.12 filings
  7. CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC10 filings
  8. DENSO International America, Inc.10 filings
  9. Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc.10 filings
  10. Experis US, LLC6 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto63 filings
  2. Santa Monica60 filings
  3. Seattle49 filings
  4. Bellevue47 filings
  5. Charlotte46 filings
  6. Sterling27 filings
  7. New York26 filings
  8. San Diego16 filings
  9. Nashville14 filings
  10. Irving13 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. SNAP INC. · Software Engineer (4)258 filings
  2. Asurion, LLC · Software Engineer (4)43 filings
  3. Dexian, LLC · Software Engineer (4)24 filings
  4. Signature Commercial Solutions, LLC · Software Engineer (4)15 filings
  5. Artech, LLC · Software Engineer (4)14 filings
  6. Specs Inc. · Software Engineer (4)12 filings
  7. CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC · Software Engineer (4)10 filings
  8. DENSO International America, Inc. · Software Engineer (4)10 filings
  9. Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc. · Software Engineer (4)10 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 3498015-1252$86,174$105,290$124,426$143,541
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187